Francine Pascal

Fearless: Fearless; Sam; Run (Bind-up) Francine Pascal

Brief Description: In a moment of envy and desperation, Heather Gannis, Gaia's nemesis, allows Gaia's uncle, Loki, to inject her with the fearless serum--and it works, for a while. However, she is growing increasingly distracted and nervous. She approaches Gaia for help. But Gaia has been betrayed too often to let her guard down. Brief Description: The repackaging of a series about a teenage girl named Gaia Moore who is a champion code-breaker and a master of three types of martial arts. She is also completely fearless, even while she is being pursued by mysterious forces who want to turn her powers to their own ends. Biographical Note: Francine Pascal is the creator of several bestselling series, including Fearless and Sweet Valley High, which was also made into a television series. She has written several novels, including My First Love and Other Disasters," My Mother Was Never a Kid," and Love & Betrayal & Hold the Mayo." She lives in New York and the South of France. Marc Notes: Previously published material.; Gaia Moore is brilliant and beautiful. She's trained in three kinds of martial arts, has a reflux speed that's off the charts, and can break codes in four languages. She's also missing the fear gene. All Gaia wants is to be like everyone else. Instead, she's left wondering about her past, her missing family--and the unavailable boy she's falling for. But everything changes when she learns that someone is hunting her down for her special skills, and they'll do anything to get to her--P. [4] of cover.. Publisher Marketing: A repackage of a smart and sexy series whose heroine was born without the fear gene. Gaia is a brilliant, beautiful girl who is trained in three kinds of martial arts, has a reflex speed that's off the charts, and can climb mountains, box, wrestle, and break codes in four languages. She has no trouble throwing a grown man over her shoulders. She doesn't care what people think of her, and she's never scared... Because she is missing the fear gene. In this action-packed bind-up, Gaia makes her way through the treacherous halls of high school and is forced to come to terms with herself, the boys in her life, and her completely MIA family. But she can handle it. She is...."Fearless." The release of "Fearless "coincides with the paperback release of the "New York Times "bestselling "Sweet Valley Confidential." Review Citations:

Ingram Paperback Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 8 (EAN 9780671039417, Mass Market Paperbound)

Booklist 02/01/2000 pg. 1016 (EAN 9780671039417, Mass Market Paperbound)

ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 1384 (EAN 9780671039417, Mass Market Paperbound)

Contributor Bio:  Pascal, Francine FRANCINE PASCAL is the creator of the Sweet Valley High series and one of the world's most popular fiction writers for teenagers and the author of several best-selling novels. As a theater lover and Tony voter, Ms. Pascal is on the Advisory Board of The American Theatre Wing. Her favorite sport is a monthly poker game.